The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Tom, an adventure loving, really naughty teen, gets a chance to either prove his boasting, or run away and hide under the bed, as an unknown force, the power of magic, makes Tom decide the way in life...

The biggest question he has to answer- "Will he remain a simple human, or will he turn into a wizard? What'll happen if he becomes a Silgorian?"

Find out how he feels about his big choice, and get to know a few things about the mysterious land of Silgorious...
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In a dark misty forest, there was a strange tree, one of it's
kind, present in the deepest and the darkest part, where nobody
dared to go, neither common men, nor beasts. The tree was the
only one which had made it's way into the history books, which
the children were made to study. This was the only tree that had
been able to do something other than those innocent dull trees
around it.

What had the tree done? No one knew the exact thing, but
it was commonly believed that this tree had somehow managed to
move, all by itself, from it's place in the backyard of the
Sawyer family's ancient house, right in the middle of the night,
when everybody was sound asleep. It was a cool, dark night, with
a slight shower. Those who discovered the tracks left by the
moving tree in the morning found a strange note left on the
ground, as follows:

My dear people, I'm going to the place I rightly call my
home, and am really sorry for the inconveniance caused by my deed
I had been asked to do by one of you. I'll advise you, my dears,
that trying to replant in the backyard will be a futile effort.
I'm really unable to stay in the backyard with sleepy lazy trees.
I don't want to hurt you, so, please don't force me. I'm offering
my rescuer a rare honour, he will be free to come to the place I
really belong, and will be offered a special secret gift for his
deed...

The note had been signed with a strange name, under which
'The Night Walker' had been written in sparkling dark
green ink. All those present in the place were tempted, and
finally unable to resist, followed the strange tracks left by the
tree, and found themselves in a strange forest. The forest seemed
alive, with strange sounds, and when the ones after the ancient
tree finally found it, right in the middle of the forest, they
almost fainted as the tree yelled, "Go away! Don't dare to
touch me!" The tree ran away, making the group
dumbly stare at the spot the tree had been, just moments ago.

Finally, all of them returned, and soon the tree became famous.
The forest was searched, but it was a futile effort, as the tree
had probably disappeared, leaving no trace behind. But, after
some days, when the issue had almost died down, it again erupted
like a volcano, spreading like wildfire, as the tree was seen
strolling in the backyard of the Sawyer house, on a
cold, dark night. Tom's father had been feeling ill for the past
few days, mainly due to heavy duty and lack of rest, and when he
saw the tree from a window, he rushed out of the house to
'capture' the walking tree. He only made it to the steps of the
rear balcony, when he collapsed and fell on the ground,
unconscious. Next morning, a note was found on his lap, saying:

I had warned him, but he didn't heed the warnings. I'm sorry.
I'm back in the backyard, but don't dare to cross the red line
marked around me. You'll regret your decision if you don't abide
by the thing said in this note.

Those who had got the news of the tree's return hurried to the
Sawyers' and soon the backyard was full, overflowing with people
wishing to get a look at the famous tree. Newspapers and news
channels were full of the pictures of this tree named The
Night Walker, or The Walking Tree, and just when
the people were getting tired of watching the tree, a boy crossed
the red line, and disappeared with a pop, and no one
dared to defy the order displayed on the signboard just near the
red line. Slowly, the crowd began thinning, till only the Sawyers
were left. Soon, all the elders departed, leaving Tom with his
group.

"Where did the boy go?" asked Tom, smiling widely. "I am sure
it'll be very good to see what happens next!" The others in his
group agreed, and patted Tom, saying in unison: "Keep your
heads cool!"

"Now, study well! No more fun till the Grand Day, fine?
We'll have plenty of time to see what more the book I had found
has to offer. Rest assured, It'll really be fun! Wasn't it so
today?" Tom asked his friends, beaming with joy.

"Why not? You really are a genious!" replied his sister, who was
in Tom's group.